You have a beautiful backyard, and you’d love to spend time soaking in the hot tub or relaxing with friends around your fire pit. But how can you fully enjoy your outdoor living space with your neighbors’ prying eyes constantly peering over onto your property?

There’s truth in the saying; good fences make good neighbors. You could build a fence around your entire property, but that could get expensive. Instead, consider building smaller privacy screens in the areas where you need the most privacy. These deck privacy ideas will help you enjoy your backyard deck in peace.

1. Backyard

You have a right to enjoy backyard privacy while on your property. Use your green thumb to grow lush greenery. You could have a lovely English garden, tropical oasis, or desert-scape. If caring for plants doesn’t sound like you, but you like the idea of greenery, then trying building a living wall on an outdoor privacy screen.

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Buy privacy screens that have a planter box for the base and a lattice style screen for the wall. You can then plant flowers in the planter and hang potted plants on the lattice. Vining plants are also a good option; they’ll grow upward from the planter and make their way throughout the lattice.